Sulky-plow attachment



G. H. WARREN.

(No Model.)

n e m h 0 a t t A W. I P Vu k 1 u S Patented April 19,1881.

No. 240,29; Kl,

- -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE H. WARREN, OF HAMPTON, IOWA.

SULKY- PLOW ATTACH M ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,290, dated April 19, 1881.

Application filed August 20, 1880.

To all whom "it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WARREN, of Hampton, in the county of Franklin, and in the State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plow Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification. V

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of sulky-plows in which the plow-beam is operated to elevate or depress the plow at pleasure, by means of a suitable foot-lever; and itis especially designed to be employed in connection with the invention forwhich Letters Patent of the United States No. 225,668 were granted to me the 16th day of March, 1880, although it is applicable to all other sulky-plows of a similar nature.

The object of the present invention is to provide a foot-lever for a sulky-plow that may be automatically locked and unlocked and shifted to any desired position by the action of the foot alone, to elevate or depress the plow-beam and plow, and, inconnection with such foot-lever, to provide a foot-rest of simple construction, which will form a fulcrumplate, which may be attached to any suitable portion of the frame of the plow by means of a single bolt, and which, in being thus secured, will hold the fulcrum-pin in its seat independent of other connections, as more fully hereinafter specified. These objects I attain by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view, showing my improved foot-rest and lever attached to a portion of the frame of the plow; and Fig. 2 a sectional view on the line 00 x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a sulky-plow, showing my improved foot-lever and rest attached thereto.

The letter A indicates the foot-rest, consisting of a section of cast metal provided with downwardly-extending projections to at each end, having horizontal lips b, which are adapted to engage under the edge of the bail B or other (No model.)

suitable supporting part of the frame of a plow. Midway between the ends of the said section, on the upper side, is formed a recess, 0, from which extends horizontally a lip, l), which is provided with an aperture, E, for the cured to the plow, the said bolt extending through the frame at G. At each side of the recess, on the lower side of the section, are formed the short longitudinal recesses or sockets H, which constitute a seat for the fulcrumpin I of the foot-lever K. The said foot-lever is constructed in the form of an angle-lever, with the fulcrum-pin at the angle, in such position that the portion of the lever at the angle will set in the recessG, so as to permit the lever to vibrate freely therein when the footrest is secured to the frame of the plow. The said angle-lever is provided with foot-pieces or pedals vK at its extremities, by which it may be conveniently operated by foot-power. To one extremity of said lever is secured loosely or pivoted the rod L, which is provided with a series of apertures, l, by means of which the lever may be adjustably connected to the plow-beam. The foot-piece or pedal, at the other extremity of the foot-lever, is slotted longitudinally, and has fulcrumed in it an angle-lever, M, one arm of which is adapted to fit in a recess in the face of the pedal, and form a hearing by which the said lever M may be operated by foot. lever extends downward, so as to have a bearing upon the upper face of the lip D, whereby the foot-levcr is locked in place when elevated.

The operation of my invention will be evident from the above description without further explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the foot-lever of a sulky-plow, the angle-lever M, pivoted in a slot in one arm, K, of the same, and provided with bearings at opposite ends, by which it may be operated to lock and unlock the said foot-lever, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the foot-rest A,

bolt F, by means of which the device is se- The other end of said constructed with recesses C H, the foot-lever In testimony that I claim the foregoing I K, pivoted therein, and having an anglchave hereuntoset my hand this 24th day of clutching lever d M, fulcruined in a recess in J nly, 1880.

the upper arm thereof, the other arni being GEORGE E. WARREN. 5 connected with the forward end of a plow- Witnesses:

beam by a pitman, L, arranged and operating GEO. BEED,

as set forth. A. W. BEED. 

